Kingston Chair Crest Rails and Seats

Over the past few days, we've been working at making the parts for the Kingston Library chair backs and seats.  We've been shaping the curved back pieces on the shaper using a plywood pattern.  In the case of the crest rails, which need a slightly angled back surface in order to land flush with the tapering post, we've been using hand tools to adjust the surface off the shaper.  I've also finished up saddling a prototype for the slab seats.  We will send the prototype to our friend in Maine who has a duplicating router that he will use to rough out the remaining seats.  A few photos of the recent action in the shop are below.

Matt on the shaper with a crest rail part.

Gary and Matt sorting back pieces by color and grain pattern.

Tools in use for finish shaping the crest rails.

Using the old time tools for part of the seat shaping.

The finished seat to be used as the pattern for the duplicating router.